- Thursday, January 23, 2025
QUINTON DE KOCK hit a blistering half-century as South Africa defeated a battling United States by 18 runs in their opening T20 World Cup second round clash on Wednesday (19). The Proteas piled up 194-4 off their 20 overs after being put in to bat before restricting the USA to…
A FRENCH journalist said Thursday (20) he had left India after more than 13 years because he was denied a work permit, a decision he called an act of "incomprehensible censorship". Critics say that media freedom in the world's most populous democracy is increasingly under attack, with journalists who touch…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (20) arrived in Srinagar for a two-day visit to the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir where he will inaugurate and kick-start projects worth Rs 1,500 crore (£141.4 million) and participate in the International Yoga Day on Friday (21). The prime minister,…
FORMER India cricketer David Johnson died on Thursday (20) after falling from the balcony of his fourth-floor apartment in tge southern city of Bengaluru. An investigation is in progress to figure out if it was a case of suicide, the police has said. Johnson, who played two Tests for India,…
IN a shocking incident, an Indian farm worker employed in Italy lost his life on Wednesday (19) after he was left by the road following an accident that resulted in a severed arm. Italy's labour minister Marine Calderone informed the country's parliament about the Indian national's tragic death and called…
HOSTS Germany became the first team to qualify for the knockout phase of Euro 2024 on Wednesday (19) thanks to a 2-0 win over Hungary, while Scotland drew with Switzerland and Croatia's hopes of progressing were left hanging in the balance after they were held by Albania. Germany followed up…
INDIA has shown hesitation in resuming direct flights to China, despite the latter's request, as tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours stemming from a border dispute continue, Reuters reported. The dispute, marked by the deadliest military clash between the forces of the world's two most populous nations in decades in…
AT LEAST 37 people were dead in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu after consuming liquor that was poisonous while more than 100 others were hospitalised and undergoing treatment. The deceased also included women. The shocking incident happened in the state's Kallakurichi district, located around 250 kilometres from Chennai,…
INDIA coach Rahul Dravid warned his side will "not take Afghanistan lightly" in their second-round opener of the T20 World Cup in Barbados on Thursday. India were unbeaten in the initial pool phase as they advanced into a Super Eights featuring two groups of four. Afghanistan, however, have also justified…
PHIL SALT thrashed a brilliant 87 not out off just 47 balls as defending champions England romped to an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in their T20 World Cup Super Eight clash on Wednesday (19). Salt smashed seven fours and five sixes during a swashbuckling innings at the Daren…
